Revista de Ingeniería

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Agua y saneamiento en la interfaz periurbana: Un vistazo a cinco estudios de caso

No. 22 (2005-11-01)
  • Adriana Allen
    1Profesora asociada e investigadora en la Development Planning Unit (DPU), University College London, en Londres, Inglaterra. Directora de la maestría en Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable. Investigadora del programa de la Interfaz Periurbana de la DPU.
  • Julio D Dávila
    2Profesor asociado e investigador en la Development Planning Unit, University College London. Director de la maestría en Planificación y Destión del desarrollo.
  • Pascale Hofmann
    3Docente e investigadora en la Development Planning Unit, University College London. Co-organizadora de la maestría en Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable. Investigadora del programa de la Interfaz Periurbana de la DPU.

Abstract

This paper presents preliminary results from an on-going research project on the governance of water and sanitation services in the PUI of five metropolitan areas in three continents. It explores differences and similarities in the formal and informal practices in the delivery and consumption of these services. It deals with issues of access to decision-making, exploring the role that different actors, including state institutions, play in the political process.

Keywords: water and sanitation, governance, peri-urban interface